LT880-7-FY-CO:
Dissertation
2024/25
Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies
Colchester Campus
Full Year
Postgraduate: Level 7
Current
Thursday 03 October 2024
Friday 27 June 2025
40
27 August 2024
Requisites for this module
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MLITQ392 Creative Writing,
MLITQ391 Literature,
MLITQ393 Literature and Creative Writing,
MLITQ394 Drama and Scriptwriting
Your dissertation or final project is the centrepiece of your integrated MA work. It gives you the opportunity to develop and to demonstrate your knowledge, understanding and skills as an academic researcher and scholarly author or creative practitioner, as you investigate and interpret a topic of your choosing.
Dissertations: Word limit 10,000 words (not including abstract, notes, bibliographic materials and footnotes).
Creative Projects: Creative component up to 7,000 words plus critical commentary of 3,000 words excluding bibliography and footnotes. A shorter creative component should be accompanied by a longer critical commentary, with a combined total of 10,000 words for both elements (creative or final project and critical commentary)
The aims of this module are:
- For students to demonstrate comprehensive knowledge and understanding of a selected current research area
- For students to demonstrate the planning and execution of a substantial research or final project with guidance from a supervisor
- For students to demonstrate a sustained, coherent argument based on critical and/or creative writing skills as appropriate
By the end of this module, students will be expected to be able to:
- Conduct effective research.
- Write within disciplinary perspectives and genres, using academic conventions, and creating a longer, well-argued piece of writing.
- Explore, analyse and present a coherent argument or final project, involving a range of information from different sources and/or disciplinary contexts, genres and forms as appropriate.
No additional information available.
This module will be delivered via:
- Regular supervisory meetings with appointed Supervisor.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Dissertation |
|
100% |
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
100 per cent Coursework Mark
Reassessment
100 per cent Coursework Mark
Module supervisor and teaching staff
No
No
No
No external examiner information available for this module.
Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.
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